Tudor Bratu on Instagram: "The 2025 Lexus LS 500h uses Lexus’s Multi Stage Hybrid Transmission, which combines an e‑CVT with a 4‑speed automatic to simulate 10 fixed “gears” and give a more conventional automatic feel while remaining a full hybrid system. The e‑CVT (power‑split device with an electric motor‑generator) is coupled to a 4‑speed automatic; each of the four physical gears is combined with three CVT ranges, creating 10 effective steps that the control unit uses as simulated gear ratio